The Valley Vikings will challenge the Cheyenne Desert Shields at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Valley is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games on Monday. They took a hard 74-58 fall against Utah Prep. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 77th in Nevada, while the Athletes are ranked 16th in Utah).
Meanwhile, Cheyenne came up short against Sunny Hills on Saturday and fell 63-56.
Cheyenne's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cheyenne in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 58-54 victory. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Desert Shields turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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